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Porosus/Nile (Salt water) – Rarely used for belts but the most expensive. Porosus crocodiles grow to 5m in length
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| Types |
Flank - The pattern is like lots of little ovals. As its name implies comes from the side of the Crocodile. This is also referred to as Belly. This is the most expensive part of the skin as it is finer and more elegant. Tail – This cut has less pattern with occasional vertical ridges. Most crocodile belts, due to skin size, are made with one join. The flanks are long enough to make one belt but due to the angle of the flank where it joins the leg it is normally very hard to cut a straight piece that is long enough. This will also depend on the size of the animal and therefore the length of skin produced. |
| Features | Classic elegant leather which is very well known and sought after. It’s a supple leather that is very soft to the touch. Crocodiles have sensory hair which they use to feel their environment, after tanning the hair is gone but pore on each scale remains. It is most clearly seen of the tail, this is one way of telling crocodile apart from alligator. |
| Finishes |
Crocodile is available in the classic high polished lacquer, matte as well as a semi-gloss which meets in the middle of the two finishes. Some of the brighter skins have undergone a special dye treatment which is buffed on to the leather by hand. This finish gives a beautiful richness and depth of colour to the leather. |
